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or about shrubbery ; call - note, tseep ; song loud, ringing, and 



musical 585. Fox Sparrow. 



B. Back olive-green ; center of crown pale rufous^ bordered by black ; 

 length 6-00 ; haunts on or near the ground in woodland ; a walker ; song, 

 a ringing teacher, teacher^ teacher, TEACHER, TEACHEK. 



674. Oven-bird. 



III. Throat and upper breast black or slate-color, very dilferent from the 

 white or chestnut belly. 



A. Throat black. 



a. Belly and rump chestnut; head, wings, and tail black; haunts 

 orchards, shade trees, etc. ; song highly musical. 



506. Orchard Oriole. 



b. Belly white; sides rufous; tail black and white; haunts under- 

 growths ; call-note, chewinh or towhee 587. Towhee. 



B. Throat slate-color. 



a. Back and wings slate-color; outer tail-feathers and belly white; 

 haunts generally on or near the ground about shrubbery ; Oct. 

 to Apl 567. JuNco. 



IV. Throat streaked with black and white ; rest of under parts rufous ; upper 

 parts grayish slate-color ; length 10-00 761. Eobin. 



